Fiction
The Day the People Left
Editorial note: In anticipation of Orion’s Pet Week, we recalled a curious flyer for a specialized business based on the question: Who will care for all the pets left behind after Continue reading
Fiction
Fiction
The Footprint’s Story
ONCE THERE WAS A PRINCE in want of a wife. The prince met a lady with gold hair, and he kissed her in front of video cameras. He took her to Continue reading
Feature
The Metamorphosis of Marie Martin
Orion Magazine · The Metamorphosis Of Marie Martin This story won 2022’s Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors climate-fiction contest from Fix, Grist’s solutions lab. Imagine 2200 asked writers to Continue reading
Feature
Five Modern Crusoes
1. It’s not easy being modern. Consider his first surprise: though the shipwreck goes exactly as expected, and no one can complain about the authentic way the waves thrash him around Continue reading
Feature
The Alien’s Tale
A short story. Continue reading